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Piece Percussionique No. 1
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 3
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 4
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Dynamite
John Brownell, piano, David Campion, cymbals
Michael S. Horwood, composer
The Shadow of Your Drum
John Brownell, David Campion, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 5
John Brownell, Beverley Johnston, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Little Bow Piece
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Mathematics
Michael S. Horwood, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Fragments
Mark Duggan, marimba, Beverley Johnston, vibraphone
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 6 Requiem
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor
"Expertly performed by the Toronto Percussion Quartet...as well as a few extra players on the larger works,...the sound quality sparkles and reveals every nuance of music that evolves from early influences by the 1960s avant-garde to a more refined style in Horwood's later compositions." (Percussive Notes)
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Stunning sonorities abound in these works for percussion by the distinguished composer Michael Horwood.
This second recording on Albany Records of the music of the distinguished American-born Canadian composer Michael Horwood features his music for percussion. The inspiration for the series of Piece Percussioniques, as well as the impetus for composing for percussion ensemble, came from two influential sources for the teen-aged Horwood: the innovative programming of Lukas Foss during his tenure with the Buffalo Philharmonic and from Horwood's exposure to the music of Edgard Varèse. These works for percussion ensemble span Horwood's compositional career: Piece No. 1 was written when he was 17 and Piece No. 6 is his most recent and final composition.Contents:
Michael S. Horwood, composerPiece Percussionique No. 1
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 3
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 4
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Dynamite
John Brownell, piano, David Campion, cymbals
Michael S. Horwood, composer
The Shadow of Your Drum
John Brownell, David Campion, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 5
John Brownell, Beverley Johnston, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Little Bow Piece
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, conductor
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Mathematics
Michael S. Horwood, percussion
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Fragments
Mark Duggan, marimba, Beverley Johnston, vibraphone
Michael S. Horwood, composer
Piece Percussionique No. 6 Requiem
Toronto Percussion Ensemble, Gary Kulesha, conductor
Review:
"Superbly performed by the Toronto Percussion Ensemble...In a noisy world we forget to listen truly: try letting Percussionique's sound world beguile you!" (thewholenote.com)"Expertly performed by the Toronto Percussion Quartet...as well as a few extra players on the larger works,...the sound quality sparkles and reveals every nuance of music that evolves from early influences by the 1960s avant-garde to a more refined style in Horwood's later compositions." (Percussive Notes)